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  17 Things I’ve Learned in the Past Year growing, growing, grown

  

  backlogged self-reflection and emotional processing to do, so it’s actually ... I’ve also been doing a lot of concertgoing (relevant zine lol ... do useful things. 2. It is sometimes okay and necessary to run away

  • by Phoebe C. '18
  • March 30, 2017
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The Long Road to Happiness Stuff no one likes to talk about...

  

  sophomore fall, and not really had the courage to do it or the time to think ... fullness. Now that I’m (fortunately!) doing a lot better, I remember only the ... Google in California, and successfully beginning well construction for my

  • by Selam G. '18
  • March 22, 2017
• Blog / Academics & Research

  How to trick yourself into thinking that you’re writing a report The most productive procrastination technique revealed at last!

  

  Do you have trouble writing? Does it feel like a daunting ... yourself when you do. This post burgeoned from my experience with 20.109, or ... you do, don’t stop reading until you’ve learned the complete history and

  • by Anastassia B. '16
  • May 17, 2015
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  There and Back It's like a reunion tour, kind of.

  

  would do all three and still graduate with two degrees. (Yes, I failed a ... never quite believe--because I had no idea what I was doing at the time ... isn't as good, and there is more fog and kale. And I still do go back

  • by Bryan
  • August 13, 2014
• Blog / About Decisions

  We’ve been there, too. It feels like the calm before the storm. Please don't forget to breathe.

  

  . The day had been fairly normal so far, if unfocused: my Google Calendar ... to bet that some fresh air and a fresh perspective would do you some

  • by Danny B.D. '15
  • December 12, 2014
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Bursting the MIT Bubble 1.0 things to do in Downtown Boston

  

  do, and Chinatown is awesome for that. My memories of the district ... backgrounds, and so do the customers. Some are friendly, and others grim ... Grandfather Paradox on Wi Phi: http://www.wi-phi.com

  • by Yuliya K. '18
  • June 22, 2015
• Blog / About Decisions

  context, obstacles, and critical periods Why don’t you just get over it?

  

  poverty. A quick google search of her name brings many articles listing the ... of a permanent house[annotation note="To be very clear, I do not want ... . We all love a rags-to-riches story, and so do all the writers who

  • by Kidist A. '22
  • July 12, 2020
• Blog / Academics & Research

  We Should Take This Final and Push It Somewhere Else you'll need a lot of mOXie

  

  the end of a semester, condensed into a single week. So, how exactly do ... , you Will Not Leave This Bed, and simply do not show up for the final. As ... [annotation note="certainly not A, for “I’m doing great!”"]O, for Absence

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • February 14, 2020
• Blog / About Decisions

  Denied by MIT, 5 Years Later what happened after pi day 2011

  

  tell me what he had been doing in the time since. I thought it was a ... doing so I realized that I wasn't exactly interested in where that planet ... mentored juniors, got selected as Google Student Ambassador and met many

  • by Chris Peterson SM '13
  • May 5, 2016
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  This Bathroom Ceiling Some science, some fiction: traverse the space and time of our bathroom ceiling.

  

  do I mean by who am I? Calm down, get a grip now . . . oh! this is an ... ? Perhaps I can call that . . . wind! Is that a good name? It’ll do ... a lot more about the nature of the Universe than we do now. Specimen

  • by Lydia K. '14, MEng '16
  • July 12, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  MIT Academics (you know, the REAL reason why you're coming to MIT )

  

  had a Google Calendar (and I still don't use any form of electronic ... helping hand - hey, we've all been there before! * Generally, you are doing ... . Studying usually involves doing problem sets (the equivalent to homework in

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 7, 2011
• Blog / Advice

  You don’t have to be a founder move slow and fix things

  

  Co-Founder Matching? A one-minute Google search brings up more: The ... 's wrong with OAuth? I don't remember what their answers were, but I do ... anything from doing weekly setup and teardown, to helping organize one

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • March 29, 2023
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  How to Make Money at MIT for all of us who don't know how to make a startup :(

  

  -comprehensive list of options at/around MIT to do passively throughout the school year ... same diff it doesn't change what you would actually do per project ... decide you want to completely switch everything you're doing. Also, funding

  • by Aiden H. '28
  • February 4, 2025
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  CPW Problem: What Can People Wear? CJ pragmatically writes concerning poor weather

  

  cheerful people watch closely. Please witness: CJ plunging wildly.) https://www.youtube.com

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • April 5, 2022
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Don’t Change A few lessons I have learned

  

  , brown and East Asian Google and Microsoft employees while across the chasm ... welcoming "How are you doing today sir?" to his deeper and brotherly "wassgood ... native tongue. If you know what to do you know what to do. If you don

  • by Ben O. '19
  • October 31, 2019
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Underwater Dreams (from a distance) A reflection on immigration, student activism, and civic engagement at MIT.

  

  immigrants. “Ten years ago, they beat MIT,” reads a headline on AZ Central.com ... students thinking of applying to MIT, his response was quick. “Do it,” he ... ’t think I should even try. Fuck your shit, was my response. I’m doing this

  • by Natasha B. '16
  • December 10, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  The Thong I Should Be Wearing [UPDATE] Sexy sexy undies.

  

  scripts] Now. . . here's the amazing part. I can't access VSPink.com ... over to their website and vote for us! We can do it!

  • by Snively '11
  • November 1, 2008
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Choosing Your Own Adventure and other things you can do when you live off campus

  

  on what you're looking for. But first, where do we begin? How to Get ... lease. The Good vs The Bad How do you know if living off-campus would be ... note="and i do some of those other things at mit"]do work when I'm home

  • by Sabrina M. '21
  • October 8, 2019
• Blog / About Decisions

  So Chance Me Maybe? Hey! I just met you, and this is crazy, but here's my SAT...

  

  independently wealthy from Google's acquisition of their start-up. OK, that wasn ... to work, and continued to do an even worse job. It slowly sunk in: it

  • by Joel G. '18
  • October 8, 2014
• Blog / Best of the Blogs

  Applying to College vs. Applying to Jobs yes you heard me, the application process NEVER ENDS

  

  internships at the [annotation note="like microsoft, apple, google"]big tech ... bet that you guys are doing this with the "Why do you want to apply to ... here]". It makes me feel like I'm doing something wrong, even though I

  • by Nisha D. '21
  • November 6, 2019